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ViewsTuesday, January 31, 2017How Do We Stop Trump and Win Gains in Justice and Equality?As mass demonstrations against President Donald Trump's Muslim ban rocked airports across the United States last weekend and after a week of mass demonstrations against Trump's memo pushing for the Dakota Access and Keystone Pipelines, I asked George Lakey, an author and organizer with six decades...Read more

ViewsThursday, April 28, 2016Using the “Public Trust” to Frame “Break Free From Fossil Fuels” ActionsThousands of us in the climate movement will engage in civil disobedience for “Break Free from Fossil Fuels” and other climate actions. We may be arrested and face legal consequences. What if we defined ourselves – to the movement, the public, and the courts – not as law-breakers but as law-...Read more

ViewsFriday, December 09, 2011Seattle WTO Shutdown ’99 to Occupy: Organizing to Win 12 Years LaterIt’s 3 a.m. on Nov. 30 in San Francisco. Riot cops just raided Occupy Philly and Occupy Los Angeles tonight and the live streams are running on my laptop. We are preparing for a possible raid of Occupy San Francisco tonight or tomorrow. I’m talking back and forth with other occupiers and labor, community and faith allies, deciding whether to call for a mass mobilization tonight and to prepare for mass civil disobedience.Read more

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